About Me

"We need to make books cool again. If you go home with someone & they don't have books, don't fuck 'em."--John Waters

I'm the author of more than twenty novels including SHADOW SEASON, THE COLD SPOT, THE COLDEST MILE, THE MIDNIGHT ROAD, THE DEAD LETTERS, and A CHOIR OF ILL CHILDREN. Look for my next one THE LAST KIND WORDS due out May '12 from Bantam Books. Contact: PicSelf1@aol.com

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Best Mystery Stories of 2008

Also wanted to drop a quick note to say that my tale "Between the Dark and the Daylight," originally published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, was chosen for BEST MYSTERY STORIES OF 2008 ed. by Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg. A real honor for me.

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